New Jersey, Lightning
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On Monday, New York and New Jersey were struck by disastrous flooding that left two people dead. The Big Apple experienced its second-wettest hour ever recorded, spurring a freak flash flood that turned the FDR Drive into an extension of the East River.
The odds of being struck by lightning is less than one in a million in a given year, according to the Centers for Disease Control. But people have died from lightning strikes in New Jersey before. In June 2024, a Manchester man was killed in Seaside Park.
Authorities say 61-year-old Robert Montgomery was killed when a lightning bolt struck an archery range in Jackson, New Jersey. Over a dozen others, including members of a Boy Scout troop, were injured in the lightning strike.
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Golfer, 28, fatally struck by lighting on NJ golf courseIt happened on July 8, while Simon Mariani was competing in an all-day Iron Man competition at Ballyowen Golf Course in Hamburg. Mariani was playing at the 15th hole when he was struck by a bolt of lightning during a storm.
A 28-year-old New Jersey man who was struck by lightning while playing in a golf tournament in his home state died earlier this week. Simon John Mariani was competing in an Iron Man golf event at Ballyowen Golf Course in Hamburg,
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